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Buy a Festival Pass online (AAC Members enter in code for discounted tickets) and receive a swag bag with an AAC t-shirt. Festival Pass will get you into all the shows, the gear demo, and parties. http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/265762

Here is the schedule for the weekend:

FRIDAY:7:00-9:00 pm: Slide shows & kick-off party at Zip's Pub at Cranmore. Speakers: Mark Synnott, Ed Webster, and Jason Kruk. Tickets are $10 at the door or included in the Festival Pass.

The Kismet Cliff Run starts at 10 a.m. Sunday morning. Choose the 5-mile Classic (a trail race for craggers) or the 14-mile Beast of the East (a trail race for alpinists) but either way get your game on! Benefits a climbing-focused local nonprofit, the Kismet Rock Foundation. Save 5 bucks by registering on active.com before midnight on Friday. kismetcliffrun.org

Saturday night: Doug Scott slide show followed by dancing with DJ Mon Voyage Neon (of Ice Fest fame!)Tickets $15 at the door/$10 for AAC Members -- 7:00 pm doors open***ALL proceeds from the Craggin' Classic this weekend go to the local White Mountains Chapter of the AAC for new kiosks and signs at Cathedral and Whitehorse Ledges and on-going trailwork/crag stewardship.***